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This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael Golch RMC Thomas James Reeves 46 years old from Thomaston, Connecticut December 9, 1895 – December 7, 1941 On December 7, 1941, Radioman, Chief Thomas Reeves was aboard the U.S.S. California. During the attack he helped load the anti-aircraft ammo, by hand, until he was overcome by smoke […]

On Saturday, August 6th, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down over Wardak province, Afghanistan killing 30 United States servicemen. It was the largest single day loss of life since the war began. Killed were: U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall, 32, of Shreveport, La. Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) […]

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy Sgt. Virgil Wallace 98 years old from Capitan, New Mexico After almost 70 years, and on his 98th birthday, Sgt. Virgil Wallace, a survivor of the Battan Death March, has been awarded the Bronze Star for his service. You can read more here. These brave men and women […]

Staff Sgt. Jason Albrecht & Markey Staff Sgt. Jason Albrecht runs military working dog, Markey, through an obstacle course July 13, 2011, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., during an obedience training session. Albrecht is a senior military working dog handler assigned to the 20th Security Forces Squadron. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force taken by Senior […]

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Kathi Maj. Gen. John R. Alison 98 years old from Washington, D.C. 75th Fighter Squadron, 1st Air Commando Group November 21, 1912 – June 6, 2011 “John Alison had the greatest pure flying skill of any pilot in the theater — a touch on the controls that knew no […]

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry 31 years old from Santa Fe, New Mexico 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment Yesterday, July 12, Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry became the second living recipient of the Medal Of Honor from the War On Terror. On May 26, 2008 Sgt […]

Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirkman, a radio technician with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is the newest member of the 2nd MLG Color Guard and currently serves as a rifle bearer. Kirkman is a native of Birmingham, Ala., and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2009. Photo Courtesy Marines.mil Taken By Sgt. Justin […]

Homecoming Aviators assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 walk to greet friends and family members after arriving on the tarmac during a homecoming at Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA-81, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, returned home after a deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) […]

Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios & Alan Hunter Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios (left) and Alan Hunter display their letter perfect “black-letter initial” aircraft checklists at Pope Field, N.C. In an effort to set a positive example for the unit’s newer crew chiefs and members, the two used their professional rivalry to try to out-work and out-inspect […]